SP starts election prep, to announce candidates a year ahead

March 07, 2016 17:07

Mulayam Singh Yadav led Samajwadi Party is planning to announce at least half its candidates about a year ahead of the 2017 assembly elections as an Opposition Mayawati-led BSP and BJP have started making noises in the state with an eye on the polls.

The party has decided to finalise candidates for 175 seats on a priority basis where the party does not have MLAs. And the exercise that began in January, has already finalised a tentative list of 98 candidates from these seats.

This step by incumbent Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh comes in the backdrop of rising political noises from its opponents '" BSP and BJP '" since the conclusion of Bihar elections.

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